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 It reported 11,082 cases on Monday, surpassing a previous daily peak
of 10,140 hit on November 20 and bringing the total case load to
779,974.
Michigan is currently the worst affected U.S. state in terms of new
cases and hospitalizations per 100,000 people in the week to April
5. It is the only state to report more than 7,000 new cases on
Monday.
Following a slew of other states, Michigan began loosening
restrictions around gatherings by increasing the capacity of gyms,
restaurants, pubs, retail stores and entertainment venues in March.
The relaxations are set to last till April 19.
Around the time when restrictions were eased in March, the state
reported about 1,800 new infections a day. In the seven days to
April 5, the average has surged to over 6,700 cases a day.
Nationwide, new virus infections were up for a third week in a row
and hospitalizations also broke an 11-week streak of falling
admissions.
Twenty-seven out of 50 U.S. states have reported increases in new
cases in the past week compared with the previous seven days.
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 Last week, U.S. President Joe
Biden urged states to pause reopening efforts
with the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention warning of "impending
doom" if precautions are not taken seriously.
Vaccinations in the country hit a record for the
sixth straight week and currently over 32% of
the U.S. population has received at least one
dose and more than 19% were fully vaccinated,
according to the CDC.
Many U.S. states, including Michigan, have
already opened vaccinations for everyone above
the age of 16.
(Reporting by Roshan Abraham and Sangameswaran S
in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar and
Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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